A horrified "No", was Melissa Benton's first reaction to Prince Louis's proposal. Rich, beautiful, head of the powerful Benton Company--she had no interest in a man she'd never even met. And that was a!I right with Prince Louis -- he didn't really want to marry her either! It came as a rude shoc kto both of them to learn that the Benton money and their marriage was the only real solution to Motavia's troubles and behind-the-scene pressures. But with the lovely Countess Elise waiting in the wings for Louis, would patriotic fervor sustain their marriage? Melissa doubted it!